Article I. General Provisions.
§ 5-101. Definitions.
§ 5-102. Administration.
§ 5-103. Regulations.
§ 5-104. Animal Matters Hearing Board.
§ 5-105. Animal Services Advisory Committee.
Article II. Prohibited Conduct.
§ 5-201. Cruelty.
§ 5-202. Dangerous and potentially dangerous animals.
§ 5-203. Public nuisances and other violations.
§ 5-204. Traveling animal act - Prohibited.
Article III. Enforcement, Penalties and Appeals.
§ 5-301. General provisions.
§ 5-302. Special enforcement provisions regarding specific offenses.
§ 5-303. Impoundment.
§ 5-304. Disposition.
§ 5-305. Penalties.
§ 5-306. Appeal to the Board.
§ 5-307. Appeal from the Board.
Article IV. Licensing and Health.
§ 5-401. Dog and cat licenses.
§ 5-402. Rabies control.
§ 5-403. Clinics to Alter Animals.
§ 5-404. Animal Business Licensing.
Article V. Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats.
§ 5-501. Legislative findings.
§ 5-502. Definitions.
§ 5-503. Retail sale of dogs and cats.
Notes
| [Note] | *Editor’s note—2020 L.M.C., ch. 18, § 2, states: Sec. 2. Transition. References to the Division of Animal Services in County law, contract, or regulation means the Office of Animal Services. Section 1 of 1999 L.M.C., ch. 10, repealed former Chapter 5, §§ 5-1 through 5-78, and enacted a new Chapter 5, §§ 5-101 through 5-404. The former Chapter 5 was derived from the following: 1975 L.M.C., ch. 4, § 1; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 28, § 3; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 8; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 25, § 1; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 8; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 25 § 8; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 8; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 8 §§ 1, 2 and 3; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 11, § 1; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 3; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 45, § 1; 1986 L.M.C., ch. 40, § 1; 1986 L.M.C., ch. 47, § 1; 1986 L.M.C., ch. 48, §§ 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; 1988 L.M.C., ch. 34, § 1; FY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 9 § 1; CY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 26, §§ 1 and 2; 1992 L.M.C., ch. 34, § 1; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 28 § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 1; 1998 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 28, §§ 1, 15 and 16. The effective date of the repeal of former sections 5-19A, 5-20 and 5-21, pursuant to 2001 L.M.C., ch. 28, § 1, is the same effective date as 1998 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1. Section 2 of 1999 L.M.C., ch. 10, stated that a regulation that implements Chapter 5 continues in effect, except to the extent it is inconsistent with this Act or the regulation is repealed or amended Previous Section 5-26 of this Chapter is cited in Moura v. Randall, 119 Md. App. 632, 705 A.2d 334 (1998). In Cahill v. Montgomery County, 72 Md. App. 274, 528 A.2d 527 (1987), cert. denied, 311 Md. 286, 533 A.2d 1308 (1987), the court held that an administrative search of a private residence conducted under previous § 5-18(a) and (b) must comport with the principles of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which requires the prior obtaining of a search warrant predicated upon a demonstration of probable cause. The court held further that "probable cause" for the issuance of an administrative search warrant is not the same as that required in a criminal case but rather may be established on the basis of specific evidence of an existing violation or upon a showing that reasonable legislative or administrative standards for conducting an inspection are satisfied. Cahill also quoted previous § 5-45. *Cross references-Slaughterhouses, ch. 46; feeding of garbage to swine, § 48-12; animals prohibited in public transit facilities, § 54A-2. |